Senator Henry M. Jackson talking with Lt. Col. Dewey R. Bridges and Cdr. William A. Lewiston about preparations to air drop a nine-ton tractor near South Pole Station, October 14, 1959

Note stamped on verso Senator Henry M. Jackson spent a week in Antarctica in October 1959 as part of Operation Deep Freeze 60, which was a support program for U.S. scientific research efforts. The program was responsible for bringing in and dropping supplies to Byrd Station, Hallett Station, McMurdo...

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spelling ftuwashingtonlib:oai:cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:jackson/527 2023-05-15T13:48:42+02:00 Senator Henry M. Jackson talking with Lt. Col. Dewey R. Bridges and Cdr. William A. Lewiston about preparations to air drop a nine-ton tractor near South Pole Station, October 14, 1959 United States. Navy University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division Antarctica--McMurdo Sound Silver gelatin, b/w 8 x 10 in. Scanned from a photographic print or color slide using a Microtek ScanMaker 9800XL at 100-250 dpi in JPEG format, saved at compression rate 3 and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2007. http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/jackson/id/527 unknown Henry M. Jackson Collection http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/jackson/id/527 For information on permissions for use and reproductions please visit UW Libraries Special Collections Use Permissions page: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/permission-for-use University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division Henry M. Jackson papers. Accession no. 3560-31, Box 4/13 Legislators--United States Military officers--American--Antarctica Jackson Henry M. (Henry Martin) 1912-1983 Bridges Dewey R. Lewiston William A. Col d weather clothing--Antarctica Photograph; image ftuwashingtonlib 2017-12-31T14:45:34Z Note stamped on verso Senator Henry M. Jackson spent a week in Antarctica in October 1959 as part of Operation Deep Freeze 60, which was a support program for U.S. scientific research efforts. The program was responsible for bringing in and dropping supplies to Byrd Station, Hallett Station, McMurdo Sound and South Pole Station, among other duties. Jackson visited McMurdo Sound, New Zealand's Scott Base, South Pole Station and other areas between stations. One of the highlights of Jackson's trip was flying with the crew of a C-124 Globemaster during the air drop of a nine-ton tractor to South Pole Station. Other/Unknown Material Antarc* Antarctica McMurdo Sound South pole South pole University of Washington, Seattle: Digital Collections McMurdo Sound South Pole Byrd Dewey ENVELOPE(-64.320,-64.320,-65.907,-65.907) Scott Base ENVELOPE(166.766,166.766,-77.849,-77.849) Hallett ENVELOPE(170.217,170.217,-72.317,-72.317) Byrd Station ENVELOPE(-119.533,-119.533,-80.017,-80.017) Hallett Station ENVELOPE(170.300,170.300,-72.300,-72.300)
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topic Legislators--United States
Military officers--American--Antarctica
Jackson
Henry M. (Henry Martin)
1912-1983
Bridges
Dewey R.
Lewiston
William A.
Col d weather clothing--Antarctica
spellingShingle Legislators--United States
Military officers--American--Antarctica
Jackson
Henry M. (Henry Martin)
1912-1983
Bridges
Dewey R.
Lewiston
William A.
Col d weather clothing--Antarctica
United States. Navy
Senator Henry M. Jackson talking with Lt. Col. Dewey R. Bridges and Cdr. William A. Lewiston about preparations to air drop a nine-ton tractor near South Pole Station, October 14, 1959
topic_facet Legislators--United States
Military officers--American--Antarctica
Jackson
Henry M. (Henry Martin)
1912-1983
Bridges
Dewey R.
Lewiston
William A.
Col d weather clothing--Antarctica
description Note stamped on verso Senator Henry M. Jackson spent a week in Antarctica in October 1959 as part of Operation Deep Freeze 60, which was a support program for U.S. scientific research efforts. The program was responsible for bringing in and dropping supplies to Byrd Station, Hallett Station, McMurdo Sound and South Pole Station, among other duties. Jackson visited McMurdo Sound, New Zealand's Scott Base, South Pole Station and other areas between stations. One of the highlights of Jackson's trip was flying with the crew of a C-124 Globemaster during the air drop of a nine-ton tractor to South Pole Station.
author2 University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division
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author United States. Navy
author_facet United States. Navy
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title Senator Henry M. Jackson talking with Lt. Col. Dewey R. Bridges and Cdr. William A. Lewiston about preparations to air drop a nine-ton tractor near South Pole Station, October 14, 1959
title_short Senator Henry M. Jackson talking with Lt. Col. Dewey R. Bridges and Cdr. William A. Lewiston about preparations to air drop a nine-ton tractor near South Pole Station, October 14, 1959
title_full Senator Henry M. Jackson talking with Lt. Col. Dewey R. Bridges and Cdr. William A. Lewiston about preparations to air drop a nine-ton tractor near South Pole Station, October 14, 1959
title_fullStr Senator Henry M. Jackson talking with Lt. Col. Dewey R. Bridges and Cdr. William A. Lewiston about preparations to air drop a nine-ton tractor near South Pole Station, October 14, 1959
title_full_unstemmed Senator Henry M. Jackson talking with Lt. Col. Dewey R. Bridges and Cdr. William A. Lewiston about preparations to air drop a nine-ton tractor near South Pole Station, October 14, 1959
title_sort senator henry m. jackson talking with lt. col. dewey r. bridges and cdr. william a. lewiston about preparations to air drop a nine-ton tractor near south pole station, october 14, 1959
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ENVELOPE(166.766,166.766,-77.849,-77.849)
ENVELOPE(170.217,170.217,-72.317,-72.317)
ENVELOPE(-119.533,-119.533,-80.017,-80.017)
ENVELOPE(170.300,170.300,-72.300,-72.300)
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South Pole
Byrd
Dewey
Scott Base
Hallett
Byrd Station
Hallett Station
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South Pole
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McMurdo Sound
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South pole
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South pole
op_source University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division
Henry M. Jackson papers. Accession no. 3560-31, Box 4/13
op_relation Henry M. Jackson Collection
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op_rights For information on permissions for use and reproductions please visit UW Libraries Special Collections Use Permissions page: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/permission-for-use
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